they make it seem easyI noticed that in the 1st video there aren't too many electronic components there - in fact it looks like its not even a SMD board.

The electrical impulses from the microcontroller connect to what? To the whiskers?

pretty much the wires go into the head and are connected to specific nerves that make the rat want to go that way. when they press a button the rat chooses to go that way? although i think this is sorta cruel atleast they're not testing it on kittens yet and they give the rat pleasure if it does the right thing!

I kinda do feel bad for the rat but he doesnt seem to be in any kind of pain or discomfort. Plus, imagine having a button that controlled the pleasure center of your brain. Get into work in the morning and duct tape that ****ing button down!

I still think it is wrong to do this on animals, but they were raised to be tested on, so I would rather it to go technology instead of some stupid new chemical someone wants to make to clean a house or makeup.

initially i did think that. but think about it if they were testing it on puppies? and the fact that they reward it is why i dont mind it.

Honestly what difference does it make if it's puppies or rats? They are both living animals and rats are very intelligent critters. I don't really like it but it's probably the only way we will ever fully understand our own brains.

there is no reason behind testing the neural architecture of living animals..its cruelll

In my own opinion thats a very foolish thing to think. The understanding of ANY biological brain is extremely important for so many different reasons. Potentially curing so many diseases/ailments would be one of those reasons.

dragon...put urslef in its place and then think...stop thinking abt others when u know that when its our turn to be in that place most of us will back out... stuy the achitecture of dead animals not living ones...

And anyways, these rats are lab mice, they are destined and bred for experimentation - better here then testing out certain hair products or whatever.And unless you don't take any vaccines whatsoever( which I highly doubt), then you shouldn't criticize what these scientists are doing. Vaccines needed to be tested out on animals too you know...

And unless you don't take any vaccines whatsoever( which I highly doubt), then you shouldn't criticize what these scientists are doing. Vaccines needed to be tested out on animals too you know...

And most of our medicines I'd guess. Not to mention surgery...I agree this is a very sensitive subject, and the ethic of such experiments has to be questioned sometimes. No offense, But saying that "there is no reason behind testing the neural architecture of living animals" is being ignorant. I don't think there is a way to study the brain when it's not working. It's not like you can use a multimeter to check the connections :p And I don't think the animal is feeling pain in this experiment otherwise it would distort the result of the experiment.

i agree...lets just leave somethings to evolution itself...comeon man killing animals for food wasnt enough...now we are breeding to experiment on them...wats the use.. jst to study neurons working...keep urself in that animal's place and then think..would you like it...

your parents gave birth to u..and instead of loving you they would have started experimenting on u..jst bcoz they are ur life give givers...would you have liked it ?? i still say doing experimentation on living animals who cannot say anything abt their approval in taking part in such experiments is highly cruel.. .

i would have preferred a human being who would have agreed to have been experimented upon rather than anyone who cannot have a say in the matter..

i would have preferred a human being who would have agreed to have been experimented upon rather than anyone who cannot have a say in the matter..

sometimes we do that, when some people are dying of a illness they let the people experiment on them and their organs. i know i would if it would benefit science. but i would probably rather donate my organs.

this is cruel! i can understand why they want to do this but they are poor little rats? i mean they are so cute! i want to find the guy who did this and solder an arduino to his head and see how he feels afterwards!